No. 12 Arkansas Continues Season at the Inaugural Haskins Intercollegiate
COLUMBUS, Ga. – No. 12 Arkansas women’s golf continues its season at the inaugural Haskins Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Columbus (Par 72) from Oct. 12-13 in Columbus, Georgia.
The Razorbacks look to win their first event of the 2026-27 season after a fourth-place finish at the Cougar Classic in September and a runner-up showing at the Blessings Collegiate last week.
Hosted by the Haskins Foundation, the tournament extends the organization’s commitment to women’s collegiate golf. Players will compete at the historic home of the Haskins and ANNIKA Awards on a Donald Ross-designed course with a longstanding connection to Fred Haskins.
The Hogs’ lineup of Maria Jose Marin, Sara Brentcheneff, Ebba Liljeberg, Natalie Blonien and Abbey Schutte tees off in a shotgun start on Monday at 7:30 a.m. Freshman Melliyal Schmitt will play as an individual.
Format
All 13 teams will play 36 holes on Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday. Live scoring is available on golfstat.com.
Field (WGCA Rankings)
5. Auburn
12. Arkansas
RV. Alabama
RV. LSU
RV. Ohio State
RV. SMU
Augusta
Furman
Mercer
Middle Tennessee
Pepperdine
UNCW
USC Upstate
Historic Season
Arkansas is coming off its deepest postseason run in program history, an NCAA Championship semifinal appearance.
High on the Hogs
The Hogs were ranked inside the top five in both preseason rankings: No. 4 in Golfweek’s top 30 and No. 5 in Golf Channel’s top 30.
Preseason Honors
Two Razorbacks earned preseason All-America honors from Golf Channel and Golfweek. Senior Maria Jose Marin was placed on both outlets’ first team, while sophomore Sara Brentcheneff was a member of the third team.
Marin was also placed on the ANNIKA Award’s preseason watch list for the third straight season.
The Returners (2025-26 Scoreboard Ranking)
Arkansas returns four of its starting five from last season: senior Maria Jose Marin (2), senior Abbey Schutte (58), sophomore Sara Brentcheneff (69) and sophomore Swetha Sathish (283). Also returning is junior Natalie Blonien, who appeared in both of the Razorbacks’ matches at the NCAA Championship, and sophomore Sofia Cherif Essakali.
The Newcomers
In the offseason, the Hogs brought in Ebba Liljeberg, the top player in the transfer portal. Liljeberg earned freshman All-American honors in her debut season at Missouri and finished the season ranked No. 66 in Scoreboard’s national player ranking.
Arkansas brought in one freshman: Melliyal Schmitt of Reunion Island.
Hogs on TV
Five of Arkansas’ tournaments will air on television:
East Lake Cup (Oct. 26-28) – Golf Channel
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 1-3) – Golf Channel
Nanea Cup (March 11-14) – Golf Channel
SEC Championship (April 16-20) – SEC Network
NCAA Championship (May 21-26) – Golf Channel
Up Next
The Hogs will play in The Fin from Oct. 19-21 at Freestone Country Club in Fairfield, Texas.
For more information on Arkansas women’s golf, follow @RazorbackWGolf on social media.
